Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! One of the most challenging aspects of starting and growing a business is transitioning from employee to entrepreneur. As an employee, you're focused on your core skill set. But in your own company, you're responsible for sales, marketing, finance and managing your people. Managing all your new tasks can get complex, but it's exciting when you get it right and can drive growth. In today's special first-anniversary episode of Help! My Business Is Growing...
Dec 09, 2022•42 min•Ep. 41
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! If running your business feels like you're in a hamster wheel, you might find it challenging to cultivate growth. When you're bogged down by admin-related to-do's, serving customers, managing your people, and more, you're missing out on opportunities that can boost sales - and your business. This is where systems and processes come into play, and having them in place can help you achieve sustainable expansion across your entire operations. But how do yo...
Dec 02, 2022•32 min•Ep. 40
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Effective delegation is the trait of a successful leader. They know there is work to do and trust their teams to handle what needs to be done. Delegation empowers your people, encourages innovation, and increases productivity. Yet many business owners struggle with letting go of work, leading to burnout. So how can you delegate properly to focus on growing your business? In this episode, our guest Barbara Churchill and I discuss delegation as she shares...
Nov 22, 2022•42 min•Ep. 39
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! A major key to success is Adaptability. Now that your business is growing, it's time to make systemic changes. How can you improve operations? And how can you prepare your workforce? Major adjustments require careful planning and risk assessment. You also need to keep the company culture intact as you transform your business. All these can be done if you have an organizational change management strategy in place! In this episode, our guest Nikki Rogers ...
Nov 11, 2022•42 min•Ep. 38
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! An efficient sales team is vital to a profitable business, and it's a problem if people keep leaving. It might be time to dig deep into what's going on with your sales team or need to rethink your work culture. So how do you retain and motivate your top salespeople, who are keys to your business success? And for non-performers, do you try to turn them around, or is it better to let them go? How can you do it properly and without drama? In this episode, ...
Nov 04, 2022•37 min•Ep. 37
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Over the last few years, there has been a sharp rise in video content, thanks to smartphones that make it so much easier to make videos and all the video-related apps now part of our daily lives, like Youtube, Snapchat, Instagram Stories and Reels, and TikTok. Video is a powerful tool in your marketing strategy, offering the opportunity to attract, engage and inspire your audience in a very real and human way. It brings your business to life so you can ...
Oct 28, 2022•37 min•Ep. 36
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! As the world evolves, it brings new markets, technology, and consumer preferences that will impact your business. To succeed, you need to adapt and keep up. With strategic planning, you develop a roadmap for business success. It's a deep dive into your business operations to find standards that boost work efficiency and productivity. But what happens during a strategic planning session? How do you conduct a successful session where you define your busin...
Oct 21, 2022•47 min•Ep. 35
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Marketing your growing business today can sometimes get overwhelming. There seems to be a never-ending list of new social media tactics and platforms to embrace. New marketing trends also pop up every few days and seem to die overnight! When surrounded by all these shiny bright objects in the form of so-called new and cutting-edge digital marketing ideas, we sometimes forget that old-school marketing strategies work too! And in today's digital chaos, ki...
Oct 18, 2022•41 min•Ep. 34
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Business growth requires a sound marketing plan so your company can thrive, survive, and stay successful - and relevant - in fast-changing trends and technologies. But if you don’t have the time or workforce to focus on marketing, an external marketing agency can do the heavy lifting for you. Their marketing experts can help you expand your client base, improve branding, and boost revenue. At the same time, you attend to other business matters like deve...
Sep 30, 2022•35 min•Ep. 33
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! What is franchising all about? And how can it work for your business? If your business is cost-effective and easily replicated, chances are you’ll have no problems attracting franchisees. Through this strategy, you can boost profits and expand operations without substantial capital costs. But before jumping on the franchising bandwagon, you need to do a lot of prep work and planning. You may also need to shift your perspective on how you’re running the ...
Sep 23, 2022•39 min•Ep. 32
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Running a business can get highly stressful. Sure it's a lot of fun when you start, and it's very rewarding to see yourself achieve your goals and overcome all the hurdles in your way. But as your business continues to grow, your workload naturally gets heavier, your obstacles more challenging, and it feels like there are more and more responsibilities coming your way. You're stretched thin and unwittingly become the source of any - and maybe all - bott...
Sep 16, 2022•36 min•Ep. 31
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Your relationship with yourself is the most important and consistent relationship you will ever have. It will have a direct impact on how you lead your growing business. In this episode of Help! My Business Is Growing; I talk to our guest Tomika Snodgrass about why cultivating a good relationship with yourself is vital to running a growing business. She walks us through the benefits of this relationship, not just to your business but to almost every oth...
Aug 26, 2022•25 min•Ep. 30
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! CRM or Customer relationship management software is vital for any growing business. CRM is an extremely powerful tool that allows you to focus on your customers by building relationships with them, providing solutions, and meeting - and exceeding - their expectations. CRM makes it easier to close sales if you harness the data it gathers about customer behavior and preferences. And with pipeline information, it also helps to predict your financial perfor...
Aug 19, 2022•29 min•Ep. 29
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Over the last few years, the concept of personal branding has taken the business world by storm. Fueled partly by the rise of social media and the need to rise above the rest of the pack, it establishes your public persona for your target audience. It is your thoughts, beliefs, and values and how you present them to the world, keeping you in control over how people should perceive you - and by extension, your business. Personal branding brings many bene...
Aug 12, 2022•34 min•Ep. 28
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! What happens when your branding doesn't work as well as you would like? Maybe it doesn't differentiate your business from the rest of the pack, or your company has evolved, and your existing branding no longer represents what your company is today. This can be a sign that you might need to rebrand your business. And while the process may seem easy enough on paper, it might cause more harm if not done right. An effective rebrand will not only provide you...
Aug 05, 2022•31 min•Ep. 27
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! One of the biggest weapons in your marketing arsenal is copywriting, and it uses words, images, and video to tell the world about your products and services. It tells your story, evokes emotions, and engages attention as it ultimately persuades, influences, and convinces your audience to buy. Sounds easy enough, but it's not. Excellent and effective copywriting is both art and science and a great way to boost your profits. So how can you make the most o...
Jul 29, 2022•35 min•Ep. 26
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! One quality that many successful growing businesses share is that they have engaged leaders who like to ask employees questions about what's happening in their company. For these leaders, failure or missteps are opportunities to learn. And they use these lessons as a guide to help their teams improve operations, products, and services. However, to match this leader, a successful business must also have employees who are curious, who want to learn and ta...
Jul 22, 2022•42 min•Ep. 25
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Hiring the right people is the biggest challenge to successful and sustainable growth for many companies. Putting the right people into the correct positions is crucial to the health of your business - and, of course, your employees too. When employees are in the right seats, working within their expertise or zone of genius, they stay happy, engaged, and productive, leading to increased sales and revenues. But when you hire the wrong people or, worse, a...
Jul 15, 2022•31 min•Ep. 24
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Happy employees are motivated employees: They'll help your company achieve its business goals faster and drive revenues up. And while there are tons of project management, chat, and time tracking tools out there to help increase team productivity, these tools can't do it alone. They need your help! And one of the best ways to do so is to establish clear communications. Feedback is vital to the well-being of your employees - and in turn - the well-being ...
Jul 08, 2022•38 min•Ep. 23
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Team meetings are an integral part of every business. They're a venue for your employees to bond, exchange ideas, and collaborate to help hit your business goals. They also give you, the founder, a transparent platform to share news, updates, and plans about the business and your industry, and to give and receive feedback. But sadly, not everyone is excited to attend team meetings. Many employees whine and gripe about how meetings are often boring, unne...
Jul 01, 2022•39 min•Ep. 22
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! When running a business, you're busy keeping an eye on its finances, ensuring stable production, and implementing your sales and marketing campaigns for its continued growth. This approach makes complete fiscal sense, and it focuses on aspects of the business that will keep it healthy and sustainable. But what about your Human Resources (HR)? Is it something you're also looking at and actively working on? Sadly, despite it being an essential and crucial...
Jun 10, 2022•36 min•Ep. 21
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Behind every successful growing business is a vibrant and motivated team that works together to make it happen. And while founders and managers hope that employees get along with each other, this is sadly not always the case. Employee-related issues are part of any organization. Either conflict arises, they may not meet company expectations, or they are no longer a good fit with the company culture. Eventually, you'll need to have a difficult conversati...
Jun 03, 2022•41 min•Ep. 20
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Being a leader is no easy feat. You're always "doing" because of the never-ending list of things to accomplish in your quest to hit all the KPIs or goals. It gets even more challenging during times of change and uncertainty. You have to grow your business successfully, but you also need to ensure that your most valuable company resource, your team, stays happy, engaged, and motivated even when the going gets tough. However, suppose you're stuck in the "...
May 13, 2022•33 min•Ep. 19
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! As the owner of a growing business, you're probably extremely busy, juggling to complete all the tasks and projects you currently have underway. To avoid unnecessary heartache and stress, using a proper project management system can help you stay on top of everything that needs to be done. It allows you to conceptualize, outline and implement the steps to take, down to the last detail if you want to, to ensure that all the pieces you and your team are c...
Feb 04, 2022•43 min•Ep. 18
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Many businesses struggle to craft and deliver the right message for their target audience. Unfortunately, this struggle also has a very real impact on the financial health of a company. Poor messaging will not just confuse and possibly alienate the intended audience, but it is also equivalent to wasting money on a lot of marketing tactics that won’t work. Clear and strong messaging that will engage customers to listen, trust - and try - a brand is cruci...
Jan 21, 2022•40 min•Ep. 17
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Many entrepreneurs start their businesses to create a better life for themselves, their families, and their community. But the reality is that as a business grows, so does your involvement in it. There are literally hundreds of things to do and decisions to make! Pretty soon, you're drowning in work; it's consuming all your time, effort, and energy - not to mention resources. And your initial goal of starting a business is to have the freedom to spend q...
Dec 31, 2021•37 min•Ep. 16
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Even if you think of taxes (both planning and paying them) as a "necessary evil," you can also make them work for you. Taking the time to plan your taxes and incorporating advanced tax strategies is a practical way to help your business save money. In this episode of Help! My Business Is Growing, Tax Planning Expert and CPA Ronica Brown share how you can dig deep into the tax code and find a gold mine of methods to save on your taxes. Ronica is a CPA, t...
Dec 24, 2021•31 min•Ep. 15
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Breaking into the international market is a great way to expand your customer base and generate more revenue. It elevates you, your brand, and your business, but...it can be really complex. There are not just the legal and financial aspects to think through, but also cultural differences that you need to be aware of - a part of going global that can either make or break your efforts. "But where do I start and how do I go about this?" "I'm not an enterpr...
Dec 20, 2021•52 min•Ep. 14
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Today, it is our smartphone, tablet, and computer webcams that allow us to connect with our teams as well as suppliers, clients, and sales prospects. This is the current reality of our daily working lives, video calls and meetings are now the norms. And since we are keeping it real, distractions - whether you realize it or not - are now also part of your meeting agenda! The physical disconnect makes it that much easier for your audience to drift away to...
Dec 13, 2021•53 min•Ep. 13
Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! It's easy to get lost in the blur of what needs to get done when you're running a growing business. You feel constantly pressed for time because at any given moment, there is another call to answer, meeting to attend, or fire to put out. The overwhelm is real, and many driven founders like you, who are goal-oriented and hell-bent on achieving success, will (in desperation) resort to multitasking and overworking. It's a highly stressful situation, leadin...
Dec 06, 2021•48 min•Ep. 12
